Overwatch Summer Games Return Next Week

The second annual Overwatch Summer Games will return on Tuesday.

Yesterday, Overwatch developer Blizzard Entertainment uploaded a new video announcing that the Overwatch Summer Games will return. The new seasonal event will feature new skins and updates to the Lúcioball game mode, as well as the return of cosmetics that originally released during last year’s Summer Games.

According to Game Director Jeff Kaplan the second annual Summer Games will kick off on Tuesday, August 8th and will conclude on Tuesday, August 29th. Kaplan also confirmed that the limited-time event Lúcioball will return with a new competitive ranked mode, as well as a new map would be added this year. New rules will also be implemented into Lúcioball; including the removal for players to “boop” enemies with Lúcio’s Soundwave attack.

Overwatch’s Summer Games 2017 will also introduce new cosmetic items into the game. On top of that, for those that are interested in acquiring certain items from last year’s Summer Games into the inventory, they will be able to purchase that content at a reduced price.